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Alessandro is News Editor for CosmeticsBusiness.com and Pure Beauty Magazine, covering the dynamic beauty industry

Alessandro Carrara

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He is particularly keen on covering technology, beauty brands which genuinely push the bar in terms of sustainability as well as innovation in male grooming.

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Skin Care
GLP-1 is defining a beauty future built around systems, says Mintel

GLP-1 is defining a beauty future built around systems, says Mintel

With the increasing dominance of GLP-1 weight loss products, consumer insights firm Mintel has predicted a future where beauty consumers seek out systems and routines over individual product use in its Global Predictions 2027 report
Finance
Space NK’s comparable turnover surges 19% as Ulta Beauty acquisition and new stores drive sales

Space NK’s comparable turnover surges 19% as Ulta Beauty acquisition and new stores drive sales

Space NK, the UK beauty retail chain, reported a 19% rise in comparable turnover to £282.7 million for the nine months ended January 2026, despite operating profit falling 61.3% to £7.4 million
Finance
Coty reports rocky start to 2027 fiscal year as Middle East war bites revenues

Coty reports rocky start to 2027 fiscal year as Middle East war bites revenues

Coty, the owner of Kylie Cosmetics, has called 2027 a ‘transitional year’, as it grapples with the loss of Gucci and shores up other areas of its business with a 40-year extension of its Marc Jacobs Beauty license
Skin Care
L’Occitane Group offloads Elemis to PAI Partners after seven years

L’Occitane Group offloads Elemis to PAI Partners after seven years

L’Occitane Group, the owner of Brazilian body care brand Sol de Janeiro, has sold British skin care brand Elemis to private equity firm PAI Partners after seven years of ownership
Hair Care
Celebrity hairdresser and salon legend John Frieda dies aged 75

Celebrity hairdresser and salon legend John Frieda dies aged 75

John Frieda, the celebrity hairstylist and founder of the eponymous hair care line, passed away on 3 November, surrounded by his family
Finance
DSM-Firmenich sales top €2.3 billion in Q3 2026 due to volume-led growth

DSM-Firmenich sales top €2.3 billion in Q3 2026 due to volume-led growth

The fragrance and flavour company’s earnings were bolstered by its fine fragrance offering, alongside benefiting from reformulations across its beauty portfolio
Finance
Kimberly-Clark completes $48.7 billion acquisition of Kenvue

Kimberly-Clark completes $48.7 billion acquisition of Kenvue

The acquisition marks Kimberly-Clark’s expansion into the beauty category, and will see Kenvue’s health and beauty brands Neutrogena, Aveeno, OGX and Listerine sit under the same umbrella as Kenvue’s personal care brands
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Finance
How luxury beauty is taking off in travel retail

How luxury beauty is taking off in travel retail

Beauty’s premium players such as L’Oréal and Estée Lauder Companies have been increasingly benefiting from travel retail, as the humble airport creates a shift in consumer shopping habits that is allowing luxury beauty to thrive
Marketing
E.l.f. Brands opts for ‘handcrafted’ stop motion Christmas campaign instead of AI

E.l.f. Brands opts for ‘handcrafted’ stop motion Christmas campaign instead of AI

The beauty company’s 60-second ‘e.l.f. Made to Stand Out’ 2026 Christmas campaign has been created using stop motion filmmaking techniques to celebrate ‘human creativity’ and is narrated by Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming
Finance
Kenvue hails overall bump in Q3 2026 results despite mixed beauty sales

Kenvue hails overall bump in Q3 2026 results despite mixed beauty sales

Despite Kenvue’s Q3 2026 net sales rising 3.2% to $3.8 billion, the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) spinoff consumer health company’s skin health and beauty sales division only saw sales increase by 0.1%
Regulatory
Mercury, lead and methanol discovered in seized counterfeit cosmetics in the UK

Mercury, lead and methanol discovered in seized counterfeit cosmetics in the UK

An investigation by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) found that four in ten seized counterfeit cosmetics tested failed safety checks, and the IPO is highlighting these risks via a new ‘Face the Fakes’ campaign
Finance
The Organic Pharmacy reacquired by founder Margo Marrone

The Organic Pharmacy reacquired by founder Margo Marrone

Margo Marrone has reacquired The Organic Pharmacy a decade after selling it to Italian pharmaceutical group Istituto Ganassini, aiming to re-bolster the brand’s ‘founding philosophy of health, detoxification and lifestyle’